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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 12, 1989.

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JAPANESE NO LONGER HIDING RESPONSIBILITY For Anti-British Agitation In North China Tientsin Meeting

To Discuss. Intensification

Peiping, To-day.

The Japanese authorities are beginning to admit that they are the sponsors of the anti-British movement in North China, as witness the state- ments of Colonel Nagai, the Peiping Army spokesman.

Questioned concerning rumours that a certain Bri-

STAFF- TALKS IN MOSCOW

Moscow, To-day.

It is officially announced that ̈ staff talks with the Franco-Bri- tish military missions will start at 11 o'clock this morning at the famous Spiridonova Mansion, which is M. Litvinoff's official re sidence. Reuter.

SITUATION IN NANKING VERY TENSE

SHANGHAI, TO-DAY. THE SITUATION IN NANKING IS REPORTED ΤΟ BE VERY TENSE AND MARTIAL LAW IS ENFORCED. NO INCIDENTS HAVE YET OCCURRED.

tish bank would be the next to lose all its ChRUMOURS OF SOVIET precautionary measures against any

ese staff, he replied:-

"I don't know, but I hope so!"

Questioned concerning threatening letters received by Chinese servants employed by Britons, he admitted that such letters were illegal but these servants are "ignorant fellows and they must be educated by the anti-British move- ment! They don't know that what Britain is doing is not good for China !

REINFORCEMENT

Tokyo, To-day. General Itagaki, the Minister of day that according to reports War, informed the Cabinet yester- ceived in Tokyo from Manchoukuo,

The Japanese have completed all

outbreak of disturbances in the city. | Last night, it is added, thousands of leaflets, were distributed through- out the town by Chinese guerilla agents.

Meanwhile, all newspaper... con- heavily guarded in

cerns

are

Shanghai. re-

large-scale troop. movements were now in progress on the Soviet side

of the Manchukuo-Outer Mongolia

border.

An important anti-British meet-fon his declared intention of organ-J Information as to whether the

ing will be held in Tientsin on ising an international anti-British sures is not yet available here. Monday by those responsible for its

movement.

Trans-Ocean. organization, at which they will dis- cuss plans to increase the severity of the movement.

S.M.R. MEETING

These plans are reported to in- To-night 2,000 employees of the clude making all anti-British or- South Manchurian Railway and the ganization permanent and linking Communications Company, Japan- thém to the Japanese-organized ese concerns which have taken "Hsin Min Hui" (the notorious over all forms of communications "New People's Society");

in North China, are holding a "Down with Britain" meeting,

To include anti-British education as a permanent course in all junior The reason for the movement ap- schools;

pears to be a clear statement issu- To organize an anti-British news-ed by Japanese Army Headquarters paper;:

in Tientsin in which Britain is To discuss means of putting pres- accused of deliberately hampering | sure on Britons so that they will the progress of the Tokyo talks give up their interests in North till the pact with Russia is signed, China;

and hinting at further anti-British To withdraw citizenship rights measures if "tricky Britain" does from Chinese who persist in work-not give a prompt yes or no to the ing for Britons;

Japanese demands. Reuter.

And to organize an

anti-British movement' in the British Colonies and India.-Reuter.

HANKOW DEMONSTRATION

Shanghai, To-day.

Chinese reports state that' the Japanese have arranged for a mass "United Sino-Japanese Anti-British Demonstration" in Hankow to-mor- row, second anniversary of the out- break of hostilities in Shanghai.

It is added that anti-British pos- ters have been posted throughout the city. Our Own Correspondent.

JAPANESE PARTICIPATION

Despite semi-officially reiterated Japanese assurances that the anti- British movement is spontaneous and consists of feeling which has been "boiling up since the Opium War a century ago and is only just finding expression,” the Japanese continue to clearly display parti- cipation therein.

The latest sign is the arrival of a member of the Tokyo Social Mass Party, named Watanabe, who is- busily conferring with the Japan; - ese and local Government fficials

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

The following appointments etc. are gazetted:-

Mr. J. C. Charter to be an Ar chitect, P.W.D.

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Many arrests were made of sus- pects by the French Concession and International Settlement authori- ties.-Our Own Correspondent.

ROYAL SCOTS

ACCUSED

Matthew Andrews, George An- gus and Malcolm Irving, of the Royal Scots, were remanded in custody for 72 hours by Mr. T. J. Houston, this morning on charges of driving a car without a licence and of driving it without the owner's permission.

They pleaded not guilty.

sulate-General.

Mr. J. H. B. Lee to be the Chief

Compulsory Service Ord., 1939,— the

for The Commissioner of P Secretary Assistant to

Police to be Chinese Affairs.

the Proper Authority for the pur- poses of sections 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10.

Mr. S. F. Balfour to hold a Small Debts Court in the N.T.

Mr. A. Gelewsky to be in Lieut. J. P. Gunner to be an Hon-charge of the Consulate-General orary A.D.C. to H.E. the Governor. for Germany

Lieut.-Comdr. R. R. Helbert' linquishes his appointment A.D.C. to H. E. the Governor.

Mr. D. G. E. Middleburgh to be Mr. T. Oda to be in charge of in charge of the Netherlands Con-the Japanese Consulate General

CHIEF OF IMPERIAL GENERAL STAFF SEES “QUEEN BEE" SHOT D General Viscount Gort, Chlef of Imperial General Staff, and the German Mi Bochleatein, recently watched "Queen Bee" aircraft shot down by 8-in (A.d.- the Anti-Aircraft Training Camp where the 62nd Royal Artillery T.A. are station count Gort and the German Military Attache, Baron von Bechlestein, leaving one of Inspection of the guns,

VEYBOURNE, Baron von Norfolk,